Flag Football Recap: Joliet West Falls Short of Oswego in the Playoffs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Joliet West can now relate to. They fell 13-7 to the Oswego Panthers on Tuesday. The Tigers gained 64 more yards on the day, but it was the Panthers that made the best use of them.

Londyn Clemons

Rushing Yards

10/07/25 @ Oswego	137
10/02/25 @ Joliet Central	119
09/30/25 vs Naperville Central	179
09/29/25 vs Plainfield Central	206
09/25/25 @ Bradley-Bourbonnais	155
09/24/25 @ Plainfield East	364

Londyn Clemons and Mallory Crisafulli certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Clemons rushed for 137 yards while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, while Crisafulli rushed for 12 yards and one TD. Clemons' rushing production has been exceptional as that marked her sixth straight game with at least 119 rushing yards.

The critical scores for Oswego came from Leona Bateman and Mak Hill.

Joliet West's defeat dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Oswego, they pushed their record up to 15-9 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.

Joliet West does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oswego, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 loss against Yorkville on the 9th.